When I first started travelling in Thailand in the early 1970s I came across few textiles of Burmese Karen, Akha, Chin, Naga and Kachin hill tribes. What I saw inspired me to go to Burma, but at the time Burma was very difficult country to travel in, and one’s stay was limited to only seven [...]
Backstrap loom weaving is found among numerous cultures worldwide. A technique by which fiber is woven into long narrow strips has been practiced by man for more than two thousand years, but around the Indonesian archipelago weavers have taken backstrap loom weaving to the next level, namely in terms of creating designs by resist-dyeing the [...]
Connotation of the word “ethnic” is part of our daily vocabulary. We talk about ethnic cooking, ethnic eats, compare ethnic and modern, analyze linguistic and cultural characteristics of ethnic cultures, discuss ethnic diversity, ethnic lifestyle and beliefs. As diverse as our culture is, made up of peoples from all over the world, we are routinely [...]
